October 1, 2002 Challenges of a new reality

Canadian interest in the appointment of Archbishop Rowan Williams as Archbishop of Canterbury is vested in his role as titular head of the Anglican Communion, that fellowship (somewhat fractured at the moment) of autonomous...

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September 1, 2002 Books seek to shed light on the Word of God

here can be no question that the bishops’ meeting at Lambeth 1998 created a flashpoint in the affairs of the Anglican Communion. While it is normal for the conference to pass resolutions, never before have any of its actions been...

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September 1, 2002 Friends to sponsor biography of former primate Ted Scott

group of friends and colleagues of Archbishop Edward (Ted) Scott is sponsoring a biography of the former primate of the Anglican Church of Canada, an international figure in the fields of religion and social activism. ...

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June 1, 2002 Reconciliation of science, religion

RUMOURS of multiple "black holes," an "Aquatic-ape" theory, D.N.A. analysis, genetic research, "stem cell" possibilities - all are evidence of continuing exploration in scientific disciplines seeking to discover the what, why,...

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May 1, 2002 Attempts to define the 'uncontrollable' Holy Spirit

PENTECOST, that cataclysmic event which overwhelmed the followers of Jesus (Acts 2) and which "amazed and perplexed" observers, has always fascinated analysts. In western Christianity, attempts to get a handle on God the Holy...

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May 1, 2002 Demise of religion premature

WHEN Prof. Reginald Bibby read the results of his most-recent survey of religious trends in Canada, he couldn't believe his eyes. He checked and re-checked his figures before admitting to himself, and then to the world in his...

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April 1, 2002 ABC book is well-prepared manifesto

ALL WHO MINISTER is certainly an unthreatening title. Even the sub-title, "New Ways of Serving God's People," sounds innocent. But the parts of this book are so cleverly arranged that it is not until the final chapters that an...

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March 1, 2002 Holloway loves doubt

London Bishop Richard Holloway, until last year the head of the Scottish Episcopal (Anglican) Church, has admitted that he may have ceased to be a Christian although he has given his life to the faith. In his new book,...

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March 1, 2002 Understanding and belief key to Grant's works

FROM THE VERY beginning the Cross of Jesus Christ presented a dilemma. Gentiles considered it a "foolishness" while for Jews it was a "stumbling block." For believers it revealed "the power of God and the wisdom of God." Over the...

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February 1, 2002 Lenten reading fosters an intimacy with God

In Canada it used to be that Lent was a time of spiritual flurry in Anglican parishes. Preachers traveled to urban areas and drew hundreds of people to noon-time services, Lenten study groups were almost universal, and parish...

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